Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

The past 4 months have gone fast and I am sure the last 6 months will go quickly as well.  Some students will be working on math over the holiday. Just a reminder that they should be at least 90 math objectives by March. The students can read over the break as well.

I hope you all have safe and blessed holiday.

See you in January.

Kinasao Fundraising Update

We raised 172.50 for the bottle drive.  Our goal for raising money is $6450.  So far we have raised a total of 2932.75. 

 

 

 

Spelling Unit 10 - Test on Friday

1. attractive
2. consideration
3. effective
4. examination
5. creative
6. communication
7. friendship
8. punctuation
9. hardship
10. multiplication
11. leadership
12. pasture
13. regulate
14. disadvantage
15. discriminate
16. passage
17. activate
18. servant
19. intelligent
20. inhabitant

Secret Santa This Week

We will be doing the Secret Santa gift exchange this week.  The students have been given names that they are to buy for.  They will disclose who they have gotten at the end of the week.

Games and Videos Next Friday

Next Friday afternoon,  we plan to have  games and movies.  The games afternoon will be in Mr. Baetz's room while there will be movies (TBA) in Miss Kopperud's class and Mr. Letkeman's class.

Unit 9 Spelling and BMV - Test on Friday

prescribe
prerecord
describe
detour
protest
profile
explosion
exploit
misprint
mistrust
misunderstanding
comfortable
compact
converge
conservation
transform
transport
transaction
intermission
interjection

Psalm 91:10

no harm will overtake you,
    no disaster will come near your tent.

A Couple of Reminders

1.  Bottle Drive Until Wednesday.

2.  Skating Forms Due Wednesday.

Thanks

Spelling Unit 8 and BMV - Test on Friday

1. altogether
2. accuse
3. outnumber
4. altitude
5. waterproof
6. ambulance
7. solar system
8. spider web
9. transfuse
10. seat belts
11. humane
12. tape recorder
13. drumstick
14. highlight
15. unique
16. hallway
17. whirlwind
18. gratitude
19. newsstand
20. cupcake

Psalm 91:9

If you say, “The Lord is my refuge,”
    and you make the Most High your dwelling,

Health Quiz - Tuesday December 2

Health Quiz is on Human Body Tuesday, December 2

Bottle Drive Fundraiser (November 25-December 3) for Kinasao in June

Grade 6 is having a fundraiser collecting bottles for our grade 5-6 trip to Kinasao in June.  Please bring bottles until next Wednesday, December 3rd.  Take them to the garage near the rink. Thank you for your support. 

Spelling Unit 7- BMV Test on Friday

domino

envelope

company

acrobat

figure

approach

current

armadillos

counter

charcoal

medium

cellos

hollow

homeroom

marshmallow

microscope

photocopy

following

owner

stagecoach

Psalm 91:8

8 You will only observe with your eyes
    and see the punishment of the wicked.

Divisibility Rules - Test November 28

Bible Memory Verse - Test on Thursday November 20

Psalm 91:7

A thousand may fall at your side,  ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you.

Social Studies Town, Village, City of Place Assignment – Due December 1st Grade 6, 5/6, and Grade 5

 

Social Studies Assignment – Due December 1^st

1.       Find a place in Canada and name the name of the town, city, village, country and in which province is it in.

2.       Show it on a map.

3.       Explain the  origin of the name of the place.

4.       Population and Industry

5.       Due December 1

6.       75-150 words

 

On time                                                                                 / 4

Spelling/ Sentences/ Paragraphs/ Grammar        /4

Content                                                                                /4

Total                                                                                      /12

You will lose a mark if you don’t put your name and class on it.

Respiratory System Assignment - Due November 18 (Tuesday)

Respiratory System is to be coloured and cut by next Tuesday.

Survey

www.tellthemfromme.com

SCS Grade 5-6 Poinsettia Fundraiser

 

 

Our November fundraiser for our trip to Kinasao will be selling 6.5” poinsettias for Christmas (provided by Floral Acres)! Poinsettias are a great holiday flower that many people buy to decorate their home/office/church for Christmas…so why not buy from us? J

 

We will be selling poinsettias all through November. Order forms and money will be due on Monday, November 24^th, and the flowers will be delivered to our school on Wednesday, December 3^rd. Families are responsible to pick up any flowers they sell and deliver them to whomever they belong to.

 

Please write down all information neatly and completely for your own records. Sell as many poinsettias as you can! Sell to your parents, your grandparents, your aunts and uncles, your neighbors, your church, a business office nearby, anyone!! Poinsettias are $17.00 each ($6 profit/poinsettia for us). You can collect money for the poinsettias you sell, and then write one cheque made out to SCS (or use cash) for the total amount and send it in with the class order form on the bottom of the page sent home.

 

 

 

**Another idea…put this announcement in your church bulletin!**

 

Are you interested in supporting children attending camp AND decorating the church for Christmas? Saskatoon Christian School’s grade 5 and 6 classes are selling poinsettias to raise money for their trip to Camp Kinasao.  6.5” poinsettias come in all colors and are being sold for $17/each. Contact (insert student’s name here) to order these beautiful Christmas flowers!

Classic, Medal Winner, or Best Seller Accelerated Reader Book Report Due December 8

Accelerated Reader Book Report Due Monday, December 8

 

Marking Scheme

 

On time                                      /4

 

Followed Instructions                /4

 

Grammar/Spelling                     /4

 

Content                                      /8

 

Overall Presentation                  /4

 

Accelerated Reader Quiz          /10

 

Total                                         /44

 

The students are to choose Classic book, Medal Winner, or Best Seller  Accelerated Reader book and write a book report on it. Here are the instructions to follow:

 Due: Monday, December 8


I. Include: Title Page, Published Date, Publishing Company, Author, Number of Pages, Chapters.

II. Who are the main Characters in the book?

III. Vocabulary – Find 5 words in the book that you do not know and list them and write the definition.

IV. Give a summary what the story is about. 100-200 words

V. What was your favorite scene in the book?

VI. What are some of the values that are evident in the book? (ie. respect, loyalty, courage, etc.)

VII. Would you recommend this book to someone else? Why or why not?

VIII. Complete the Accelerated Reader quiz.

Filter of Email Messages

For those who have been trying to contact me through email,  I finally got to my filter to see all the emails I had missed.  The SPSD mail system filters email and I usually get notifications that I have messages filtered, but have not received any notifications.

Anyway,  it should be ok to email me know, as I will check it each day.  Sorry for this.

Spelling Unit 6 and BMV- Test on Friday

1. hyphen
2. we're
3. python
4. she's
5. tyrant
6. we'd
7. airtight
8. might've
9. driveway
10. who'll
11. nightingale
12. shouldn't
13. reside
14. haven't
15. vitamin
16. needn't
17. inscribe
18. couldn't
19. dignified
20. that'll

Psalm 91:6
nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness,
    nor the plague that destroys at midday.

November 4 - Heart Model Due

The heart model is due at the start of health on November 4.

Spelling List and BMV - Test on Friday

1. principal
2. seesaw
3. straight
4. receive
5. sight
6. illegal
7. colonel
8. stake
9. unbelievable
10. sheer
11. serene
12. manor
13. mistreat
14. principle
15. strait
16. site
17. kernel
18. steak
19. shear
20. manner

Psalm 91: 5

You will not fear the terror of night,
    nor the arrow that flies by day,

Math Glossary Test - 10 Questions October 29

Social Studies Flag Assignment - Due October 21 Grade 6, October 28 Grade 5/6, and November 7 Grade 5

1.  Colour the flag that is assigned to you.
2.  Explain the background of the flag. ie. colour, symbols etc.-100-200 words
3.  When was the flag accepted into the province?
4.  Interesting facts or stories about the flag.
5.  Include where you got your information. ie www.britishcolumbiaflag.com

BMV - Test on Thursday (No Spelling This Week)

Psalm 91:3

Surely he will save you
    from the fowler’s snare
    and from the deadly pestilence.

Bring Winter Clothing for Orphans in Ukraine

We have a donation box in our class that you can bring warm winter clothing for orphans in the Ukraine.  The Kushnir's will be shipping the clothing at the end of October.

Math Quiz This Friday

Here is the math vocabulary for the quiz this Friday.

Difference - the result of subtracting one number from another

Sum - the result of adding two or more numbers

Product - the result of multiplying two or more numbers

Quotient - the result of dividing one number by another, not including the remainder

Factor -a number multiplied by another number to find the product

Multiple -the product of a given number and another number

Social Test on Monday October 6 (Baetz) 5/6 Tuesday October 7, and Grade 5 Thursday October 9

Here are the study notes for the Social Quiz.

Study Notes for Social

Canada

Population 35 158 304

Capital : Ottawa

Canada Day:  July 1

The first provinces to form the Dominion of Canada were New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario and Quebec.  This occurred in 1867.

Province/ Territory	Capital City	Date Joined	Motto
British Columbia	Victoria	1871
Alberta	Edmonton	1905
Saskatchewan	Regina	1905	From many peoples strength
Manitoba -	Winnipeg	1870
Ontario	Toronto	1867
Quebec	Quebec City	1867	I remember
New Brunswick	Fredericton	1867
Nova Scotia	Halifax	1867
Prince Edward Island	Charlottetown	1873
Newfoundland and Labrador	St. John’s	1949
Nunavut	Iqaluit	1999
Northwest Territories	Yellowknife	1870
Yukon	Whitehorse	1898

Label the Map of Canada

Include:

27 All provinces and territories and Capital Cities (including Ottawa)

5 Great Lakes HOMES
Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior

3 Oceans 
East - Atlantic Ocean
West - Pacific Ocean
North - Arctic Ocean

Total 35 points (Spelling does not count against you)

Unit 4 Spelling List and BMV - Test on Friday

1. available
2. became
3. invade
4. later
5. complaining
6. midday
7. neighbour
8. yesterday
9. waiter
10. player
11. portray
12. separate
13. meanwhile
14. translate
15. migrate
16. straighter
17. misplace
18. therefore
19. daydreams
20. failure

Psalm 91:2
I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress,
    my God, in whom I trust.”

Health Quiz - Friday September 26

There will be a health quiz on mental health this Friday with Mrs. Brotheridge.

Unit 3 Spelling List and BMV - Test on Friday

1. slammed
2. badge
3. helicopter
4. biscuit
5. victim
6. occupation
7. profit
8. comedy
9. interrupt
10. production
11. missile
12. stunning
13. medicine
14. satisfy
15. telegram
16. rocking chair
17. sentence
18. promise
19. knuckle
20. practice

Psalm 91:1
Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High
    will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.^[

Accelerated Reader Book Report Due October 17

The students are to choose an Accelerated Reader book and write a book report on it. Here are the instructions to follow:

 

Due: October 17


I. Include: Title Page, Published Date, Publishing Company, Author, Number of Pages, Chapters.

II. Who are the main Characters in the book?

III. Vocabulary – Find 5 words in the book that you do not know and list them and write the definition.

IV. Give a summary what the story is about. 100-200 words

V. What was your favorite scene in the book?

VI. What are some of the values that are evident in the book? (ie. respect, loyalty, courage, etc.)

VII. Would you recommend this book to someone else? Why or why not?

VIII. Complete the Accelerated Reader quiz.

Bible Quiz September 30 For Miss K

Miss K will be giving a Bible quiz on September 30.

Chapel This Week

For chapel this week,  we will be having a potluck. Our class is to bring fruit.

Unit 2 Spelling Test and BMV Friday

1. absent
2. align
3. complicated
4. combing
5. climber
6. defense
7. benign
8. inflate
9. hymn
10. knack
11. loose
12. sovereign
13. solemn
14. owner
15. unwritten
16. wrangle
17. terrible
18. wrapping
19. subtraction
20. wrought

2 Timothy 3:17
... so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.

Terry Fox Run

On Tuesday, September 23,  we will be participating in the Terry Fox run.  I believe this will be in the afternoon sometime. 

Thank-you in advance to Mrs. Graham, Mrs. McGregor and Mrs. Hamilton for offering to bring cookies.  :-)

Students can bring donations for the cancer research up until September 23.

Spelling Test and BMV this Friday

Here is the spelling list for this week.

1. average
2. cavity
3. champion
4. cranberries
5. companion
6. dreary
7. conquer
8. funny
9. courageous
10. guaranty
11. difficult
12. identify
13. incredible
14. occupy
15. humid
16. untidy
17. gigantic
18. variety
19. victorious
20. zoology

The BMV mark will be included in the CE mark. 

2 Timothy 3:16
All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness,

Accuracy                 /3

Grammar/Spelling  /3

Location                 /3

Total                      /9

Immunization forms go home today to be returned by September 10 Wednesday

Please return the immunization forms by Wednesday, September 10.  Immunization is scheduled for Wednesday September 24 in the morning by the Health Nurse.

Introduction of Students to Mr. Baetz

The students are to introduce themselves to me in a writing assignment.  This is due September 10th .  It is to be 200-400 words and is to include the following:

Title Page   (with picture)         /5 marks

Outline                                      /5 marks


Grammar/ Punctuation              /5

Presentation                              /5
(neatness and engaging)
On time                                     /5  (Each day it is late the students will lose a mark)

Total                                        /25             

They should include: Family, Interests and Faith topics. 

A possible outline would look like:

I. Introduction

II.  Family

III.  Interests

IV.  Faith

V. Conclusion   

Happy New Year!

Welcome to the new school year.  Things will ramp up and become busier than things were during the summer. 

This is my seventh year at SCS and my 19th year of teaching in the Saskatoon Public School Division.   It is an honour and joy to teach your child(ren) this year.  It is also an even greater privilege to guide your children into God's truth (John 16:13)

We will be having the Meet the Teacher night on September 25th.  There will be an orientation for you that night. I hope to see you all there. 

Please check the blog regularly as it is usually updated each week.  There are also important links that are on the blog that you should be bookmarking.  http://gr6201415.blogspot.ca/

Sometimes we are in need of volunteers to come on field trips,  we would be happy to have you help out. 

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me through email.  baetza@spsd.sk.ca. 

Let's have a great year together.

Mr. A. Baetz